Weekend Domestic Box Office March 8, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Witness | $4,506,587 | -6% | 1,169 | $3,855 | $31,596,283 | 31 | |
| 2 | (1) | Beverly Hills Cop | $4,427,390 | -13% | 1,474 | $3,004 | $180,418,167 | 96 | |
| 3 | (4) | The Breakfast Club | $3,298,436 | -9% | 1,006 | $3,279 | $19,149,143 | 24 | |
| 4 | (5) | The Sure Thing | $2,894,217 | -7% | 1,086 | $2,665 | $6,869,924 | 10 | |
| 5 | (34) | Into the Night | $2,574,438 | +3,629% | 1,096 | $2,349 | $2,790,001 | 17 | |
| 6 | (3) | Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | $2,323,800 | -40% | 1,288 | $1,804 | $7,324,464 | 10 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Killing Fields | $1,608,401 | -10% | 607 | $2,650 | $23,222,224 | 129 | |
| 8 | (7) | Vision Quest | $1,358,738 | -20% | 745 | $1,824 | $9,419,335 | 24 | |
| 9 | (9) | Nineteen Eighty-Four | $1,201,674 | -7% | 274 | $4,386 | $4,634,607 | 87 | |
| 10 | (8) | A Passage to India | $1,075,039 | -23% | 515 | $2,087 | $21,874,907 | 87 | |
| 11 | (11) | Amadeus | $831,126 | -17% | 387 | $2,148 | $31,329,290 | 173 | |
| 12 | (10) | The Falcon and the Snowman | $747,180 | -26% | 475 | $1,573 | $14,867,008 | 45 | |
| 13 | (14) | Fantasia | $713,343 | +29% | 207 | $3,446 | $47,758,019 | 16,189 | |
| 14 | (12) | Certain Fury | $395,886 | -53% | 243 | $1,629 | $1,381,091 | 10 | |
| 15 | (15) | Micki + Maude | $359,354 | -27% | 378 | $951 | $26,080,861 | 80 | |
| 16 | (21) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $326,909 | +3% | 77 | $4,246 | $6,709,373 | 245 | |
| 17 | (16) | Mischief | $323,358 | -27% | 359 | $901 | $7,787,591 | 31 | |
| 18 | (31) | Lust in the Dust | $300,530 | +190% | 164 | $1,833 | $727,639 | 31 | |
| 19 | (19) | Starman | $294,023 | -24% | 306 | $961 | $28,680,432 | 87 | |
| 20 | (18) | The Flamingo Kid | $265,975 | -32% | 358 | $743 | $23,007,589 | 80 | |
| 21 | (23) | Protocol | $246,082 | -7% | 303 | $812 | $26,186,631 | 80 | |
| 22 | (13) | Tuff Turf | $210,673 | -72% | 192 | $1,097 | $8,943,587 | 59 | |
| 23 | (17) | The Mean Season | $192,580 | -51% | 192 | $1,003 | $4,015,369 | 24 | |
| 24 | (28) | The Cotton Club | $185,363 | +36% | 147 | $1,261 | $25,660,053 | 87 | |
| 25 | (22) | Places in the Heart | $163,204 | -39% | 219 | $745 | $32,789,050 | 171 | |
| 26 | (25) | 2010 | $147,148 | -25% | 209 | $704 | $39,984,678 | 94 | |
| 27 | (29) | The Purple Rose of Cairo | $139,449 | +22% | 4 | $34,862 | $330,761 | 10 | |
| 28 | (new) | Mask | $135,499 | 4 | $33,875 | $135,499 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (32) | Stop Making Sense | $108,274 | +5% | 41 | $2,641 | $3,145,075 | 143 | |
| 30 | (24) | Turk 182! | $96,411 | -61% | 154 | $626 | $3,563,635 | 24 | |
| 31 | (30) | City Heat | $77,933 | -30% | 138 | $565 | $38,348,988 | 94 | |
| 32 | (33) | Paris, Texas | $70,882 | -7% | 20 | $3,544 | $1,228,551 | 122 | |
| 33 | (35) | A Sunday in the Country | $68,271 | +4% | 24 | $2,845 | $1,595,485 | 115 | |
| 34 | (36) | The Brother from Another Planet | $53,999 | -10% | 16 | $3,375 | $2,523,635 | 185 | |
| 35 | (-) | A Private Function | $24,367 | 1 | $24,367 | $62,507 | 10 | ||
| 36 | (-) | Lost in America | $16,124 | 4 | $4,031 | $179,032 | 24 | ||
| Reporting movies: 36 | $31,762,663 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witness | $4,506,587 | 1,169 | $31,596,283 |
| 2 | Beverly Hills Cop | $4,427,390 | 1,474 | $180,418,167 |
| 3 | The Breakfast Club | $3,298,436 | 1,006 | $19,149,143 |
| 4 | The Sure Thing | $2,894,217 | 1,086 | $6,869,924 |
| 5 | Into the Night | $2,574,438 | 1,096 | $2,790,001 |
| 6 | Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | $2,323,800 | 1,288 | $7,324,464 |
| 7 | The Killing Fields | $1,608,401 | 607 | $23,222,224 |
| 8 | Vision Quest | $1,358,738 | 745 | $9,419,335 |
| 9 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | $1,201,674 | 274 | $4,634,607 |
| 10 | A Passage to India | $1,075,039 | 515 | $21,874,907 |
| 11 | Amadeus | $831,126 | 387 | $31,329,290 |
| 12 | The Falcon and the Snowman | $747,180 | 475 | $14,867,008 |
| 13 | Fantasia | $713,343 | 207 | $47,758,019 |
| 14 | Certain Fury | $395,886 | 243 | $1,381,091 |
| 15 | Micki + Maude | $359,354 | 378 | $26,080,861 |
| 16 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $326,909 | 77 | $6,709,373 |
| 17 | Mischief | $323,358 | 359 | $7,787,591 |
| 18 | Lust in the Dust | $300,530 | 164 | $727,639 |
| 19 | Starman | $294,023 | 306 | $28,680,432 |
| 20 | The Flamingo Kid | $265,975 | 358 | $23,007,589 |
| 21 | Protocol | $246,082 | 303 | $26,186,631 |
| 22 | Tuff Turf | $210,673 | 192 | $8,943,587 |
| 23 | The Mean Season | $192,580 | 192 | $4,015,369 |
| 24 | The Cotton Club | $185,363 | 147 | $25,660,053 |
| 25 | Places in the Heart | $163,204 | 219 | $32,789,050 |
| 26 | 2010 | $147,148 | 209 | $39,984,678 |
| 27 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | $139,449 | 4 | $330,761 |
| 28 | Mask | $135,499 | 4 | $135,499 |
| 29 | Stop Making Sense | $108,274 | 41 | $3,145,075 |
| 30 | Turk 182! | $96,411 | 154 | $3,563,635 |
| 31 | City Heat | $77,933 | 138 | $38,348,988 |
| 32 | Paris, Texas | $70,882 | 20 | $1,228,551 |
| 33 | A Sunday in the Country | $68,271 | 24 | $1,595,485 |
| 34 | The Brother from Another Planet | $53,999 | 16 | $2,523,635 |
| 35 | A Private Function | $24,367 | 1 | $62,507 |
| 36 | Lost in America | $16,124 | 4 | $179,032 |
| Reporting: 36 | $31,762,663 | total | ||